Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Woodlawn United Methodist Church Fire - Part 1

Birmingham Fire & Rescue

Firefighters from Birmingham Fire & Rescue responded to a fire in the historic Woodlawn United Methodist Church on 1st Avenue North around 1pm, Sunday. The fire, which went to 3 alarms, is still under investigation.

One firefighter was transported to St. Vincent's with minor injuries after a wall fell on him.

Birmingham firefighters did a great job of protecting the surrounding exposures and bringing under control a fire so large that it could be seen for miles.

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I watched this operation of and on all afternoon and I have to give props to all crews involved for thoroughly professional and dedicated efforts to control this disastrous fire and to control the collapse of the structure to keep the public from being endangered.

Now might be a good time for all you church sextons, custodians and caretakers to take a harder look at the electrical wiring in your buildings.